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It is "outrageous" to describe people who are worried about the impact of migration as racist, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said.It is "outrageous" to describe people who are worried about the impact of migration as racist, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said.
There was "genuine fear" over the impact on housing, jobs and the NHS, he told Parliament's The House magazine.There was "genuine fear" over the impact on housing, jobs and the NHS, he told Parliament's The House magazine.
However, he urged Britain to take "our share" of refugees and migrants.However, he urged Britain to take "our share" of refugees and migrants.
Mr Welby also called for a "visionary debate" on the EU referendum and said there was no "one correct Christian view" on how Britons should vote.Mr Welby also called for a "visionary debate" on the EU referendum and said there was no "one correct Christian view" on how Britons should vote.
The archbishop said he felt the debate was not yet addressing questions about the UK's role in the world.The archbishop said he felt the debate was not yet addressing questions about the UK's role in the world.
Mr Welby called on those who want to leave the EU to set out what Britain would be like after leaving in a variety of respects, including its international "attitude" and its values.Mr Welby called on those who want to leave the EU to set out what Britain would be like after leaving in a variety of respects, including its international "attitude" and its values.
"And from those who want to stay, how would we change the European Union? How would we make it more effective if we remained in it? What's our vision?" he said."And from those who want to stay, how would we change the European Union? How would we make it more effective if we remained in it? What's our vision?" he said.
The UK will vote on whether to remain in the EU or leave on 23 June.The UK will vote on whether to remain in the EU or leave on 23 June.
'Colossal crisis''Colossal crisis'
The archbishop said the UK had an "extraordinary history, going back hundreds of years, of outward-looking, confident, often wonderful work around the world". The archbishop praised the "absolutely superb" humanitarian work Britain was doing in refugee camps surrounding Syria and Iraq.
He highlighted the "absolutely superb" humanitarian work Britain was doing in refugee camps surrounding Syria and Iraq.
However, he said Britain's pledge to accept 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 did not compare well with the number accepted by Germany.However, he said Britain's pledge to accept 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 did not compare well with the number accepted by Germany.
"I was in Berlin, and the churches there are doing the most extraordinary things, as are the German people," the archbishop said. "They took 1.1 million last year. And it does make 20,000 over several years sound really very thin.""I was in Berlin, and the churches there are doing the most extraordinary things, as are the German people," the archbishop said. "They took 1.1 million last year. And it does make 20,000 over several years sound really very thin."
He recognised that some people had concerns about the pressure that new arrivals put on communities and services. The archbishop said: "There is a tendency to say 'those people are racist', which is just outrageous, absolutely outrageous.He recognised that some people had concerns about the pressure that new arrivals put on communities and services. The archbishop said: "There is a tendency to say 'those people are racist', which is just outrageous, absolutely outrageous.
"Fear is a valid emotion at a time of such colossal crisis."Fear is a valid emotion at a time of such colossal crisis.
"This is one of the greatest movements of people in human history. Just enormous. And to be anxious about that is very reasonable. "This is one of the greatest movements of people in human history. Just enormous. And to be anxious about that is very reasonable."
"In fragile communities particularly - and I've worked in many areas with very fragile communities over my time as a clergyman - there is a genuine fear: what happens about housing? What happens about jobs? What happens about access to health services?"
He said it was "really important" that fears were listened to, and resources put in place to address them.He said it was "really important" that fears were listened to, and resources put in place to address them.
Referendum fear 'valid'Referendum fear 'valid'
Mr Welby also describes fear as a "valid emotion" in the context of June's referendum on Britain's membership of the EU. Mr Welby also described fear about what would happen if the UK left the EU or remained as a "valid emotion" .
In his first public comments on the vote, the archbishop said: "It should be about what we fear. Fear of what happens if we leave, fear of what happens if we stay. You can understand why that really matters. Fear is legitimate."
He adds: "I don't think there is one correct Christian view, one way or the other. You can't say 'God says you must vote this way or that way'."He adds: "I don't think there is one correct Christian view, one way or the other. You can't say 'God says you must vote this way or that way'."
Meanwhile, former prime minister Tony Blair called for pro-EU campaigners to make their case with "some passion". Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, who is one of five cabinet ministers campaigning for Brexit, welcomed Mr Welby's comments on migration
In an interview with the BBC, Mr Blair said: "It's certainly time for people to argue this case for Europe with some passion, because the fact is the thing that makes me most frustrated about this, is Britain has a great opportunity to lead in Europe. He said: "These are rational comments from the archbishop - they're to be welcomed - but you wonder just how late they've come from various people in institutions, so I congratulate him.
"If you think back, for far too many years what's happened is that in a sense the elites have all said 'It's terrible to talk about immigration and if you do you're racist', so they've shut down the debate for many, many years."
Meanwhile, former prime minister Tony Blair called for pro-EU campaigners to make their case with "passion, vigour and determination".
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he said the UK's destiny was to "lead in Europe" and warned leaving the EU would cause economic instability and "damage fundamentally".
Mr Blair said: "It's certainly time for people to argue this case for Europe with some passion, because the fact is the thing that makes me most frustrated about this, is Britain has a great opportunity to lead in Europe.
"We've got to realise how fast the world is changing, how important this relationship is and the massive instability that is going to come for no good purpose if we take the wrong decision.""We've got to realise how fast the world is changing, how important this relationship is and the massive instability that is going to come for no good purpose if we take the wrong decision."
In response, the Vote Leave campaign group said the UK would hand over "more money and more power to Brussels in return for some hollow promises" if it remained the EU.In response, the Vote Leave campaign group said the UK would hand over "more money and more power to Brussels in return for some hollow promises" if it remained the EU.